Garment-stay



(No Model.)

H. JDHNSTON.A GARMBNT STAY.

No. 494,064. Patented Mar. 21, 1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

HENRY JOHNSTON, OF YPsILANTI, MICHIGAN.

GARIVI ENT-STAY.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 494,064, dated March21, 1893.

Application filed December 14, 1892. Serial 110.455,15. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern.-

Be it known that I, HENRY JOHNSTON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Ypsilanti,

spiration, thereby obviating consequent damage or discoloration of thecloth or dress goods, and having at its ends guard tips that will notpuncture the garment to which the stay may be attached.

The invention consists in the construction and relative arran gement ofthe several parts of an improved garment stay as hereinafter set forthand claimed.

In the annexed drawings-Figure 1 is a perspective of my improved garmentstay. Fig. 2 is a transverse section of the same. Fig. 3 is a view of myimproved stay showing the strips of textile covering material partlyseparated and turned back from the ends of the steel blade to expose theiiexible or yielding guard tips that are attached to the ends of theblade.

Referring to the drawings the numeral 1 designates a resilient bladewhich is preferably composed of steel or other metal. For the purpose ofprotecting this blade from rust I cover it on all sides with an adhesivewaterproof coating 2 consisting preferably of a hot solution of Burgundypitch to which may be added a small proportion of varnish which rendersthe waterproof preparation elastic and prevents it from cracking whendried. The Burgundy pitch used in preparing the waterproof coatingshould be cut cold by means of chloroform, naphtha or other suitablesolvent, in an air tight tank. This adhesive waterproof preparation alsoserves as a secure means for firmly attaching a flexible or yieldingguard tip 3 to each end of the stay blade. The flexible or yieldingguard tips 3 consist of doubled strips of sheet rubber each having theirtwo ends cemented to the opposite sides of the steel blade 1, the rubberstrip being transversely doubled at or about its central portion whichprojects longitudinally beyond vder extremely hard usage.

the end of the steel or blade in the form of a loop. This ilexible andloop shaped guard tip 3 is capable of yielding to pressurein everydirection thereby making the garment to which the stay is attached morecomfortable. A guard tip of this construction, being soft, flexible andelastic, also serves to preserve the `garment from being punctured bythe ends of the coated side of one of these strips 4 is laid one ot' theblades 1 having its ends provided With the elastic guard tips 3 and theblade and tips are afterward entirely covered by placing thereon anotherstrip 4 with its coated side downward. By means of a hot iron or othersuitable appliance the adhesively coated covering strips 4 are nowfirmly pressed together and thereby become securely attached to eachother and to the inclosed blade and guard tips. It will be understoodthat the covering strips 4 of textile material are Of greater width andlength than the inclosed blade and tips, thus providing suiioient marginon both sides and at both ends of the stay to enable it to be readilysewed or otherwise attached to a garment. The adhesive waterproofpreparation of Burgundy pitch applied to the blade and to the innersides of its textile coverings effectually prevents the access ofmoisture or perspiration and thereby preserves the blade from rust andconsequent liability of staining the garment. It will be observed thatthis adhesive waterproof coating is applied to the entire inner surfacesof the textile covering strips, from edge to edge, so that there is nopossibility-of the access of moisture at any point. By this means, also,the blade and its textile coverings are more firmly and durablyconnected and cannot be separated except with great difficulty or un-The stay is, therefore, not only waterproof but practically in- IOOdestructible, while its flexibility and elasticfaces coated with saidadhesive material, ity are such that it can be Worn with great wherebythe covering strips are adherent to comfort. each other and to theinclosed blade and tips, I5

What I claim as my invention issubstantially as described.

The herein described garment stay, Acom- In testimony whereof I havehereunto set posed of the resilient blade havingasurroundmy hand andafxed my seal in presence of ing adhesive coating, the guard tips, eachcontwo subscribing Witnesses. sisting of a folded rubber strip havingits ends A A 1 secured to the blade by said adhesive coating, HENRYJOHNS '1 ON' and two covering strips of textile material eX- Witnesses:tended beyond the ends and side edges of the Y EDWARD P. ALLEN, bladeand tips and having their entire inner TRACY L. TOWNER.

